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        Hemp companies scramble to fight sweeping THC ban included in funding bill
        Annie Brown
        National Politics
        Senate unanimously passes bill to compel release of the Epstein files
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        Crime
        Caregiver arrested after camera captures alleged abuse of disabled woman
        Leigh Searcy
        Daily Forecast
        Showers and storms continue through the evening
        Patrick Herion
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        Toyota invests $912 million in US hybrid production, creating 252 jobs
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        Clays Mill Road neighbors fight proposed three-story townhome development
        Molly Demrow
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        Loving Memory Tree provides comfort for folks who are grieving

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        Strack’s 17 points, 13 rebounds help No. 20 Kentucky women beat Purdue 76-35

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        No. 12 Kentucky falls in the Champions Classic vs. No. 17 Michigan State, 83-66

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          Miguel Pineda
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          'Preventable' Baltimore Key Bridge collapse prompts new NTSB safety push

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        Statement released after Bell Co. school bus stopped by police during field trip

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        Campbell Co. school bus hit by suspected drunk driver, police say

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        Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioter, woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents

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        Fire crews battle forest fire in Stanton

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        Rockcastle Co. Sheriff's Office posts message in teen's disappearance

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Quiet, but cool for Sunday

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        Frankfort Turkey Extravaganza serves families in need this holiday season

        Alex Barber
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        Kentucky Football takes care of Tennessee Tech, 42-10

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        Rockcastle County High School students bring Safe Haven Baby Box to community

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        Sheriff: Man arrested on kidnapping, sexual assault charges in Jackson Co.

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        Bell County man charged with multiple sexual offenses released from custody

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        Pulaski Co. Sheriff: Man arrested on drug trafficking charges

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        Former Louisville officer seeks prison release while appealing conviction

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        Beshear: SNAP benefits should be loaded Saturday after state's quick processing

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        Trump appears to mock Rep. Thomas Massie's remarriage in Truth Social post

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        Cloudy, Gusty and Unseasonably Warm Saturday

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        2025 High School SportsZone Highlights Week 13

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        Former Oldham Co. deputy judge/executive indicted on theft, misconduct charges

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        BBN Tonight

        Kentucky Volleyball earns share of ninth straight SEC championship

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        BBN Tonight

        Mo Dioubate leads No. 9 Wildcats in 99-53 Victory over Eastern Illinois

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        Crime

        Owner charged after dog returned to humane society in 'starving condition'

        Leigh Searcy
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        Elmwood Stock Farm's Heritage turkeys bring flavor and history to holiday tables

        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington's new winter weather shelter opens Saturday

        Drew Amman
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        Sister details the life a Louisville UPS plane crash victim leaves behind

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Hemp advocates fight new federal ban that could devastate Kentucky farmers

        Karolina Buczek
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        Man in Jessamine County indicted on assault, DUI charges after July 4 crash

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        Daily Forecast

        A warm but windy Saturday coming

        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        UK police chief launches Safe Zone app to boost campus safety

        Michael Berk
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        Injury crash shuts down Bypass at Lemons Mill Road in Georgetown

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        Crime

        Louisville woman arrested in Florida for fatal 2020 DUI crash in London

        Erin Rosas
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        Crime

        Man sentenced to 20 years for deadly drunk driving crash in Clark County

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        Kentucky receives approval to fully fund SNAP benefits, Beshear reports

        Erin Rosas
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        Covering Kentucky

        10 years later: Allen County remembers 7-year-old murdered at football game

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        Lexington police: 'No hazardous devices located' following bomb threat at school

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Lobbying firm ends Fayette County Public Schools contract over accuracy concerns

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        Coroner: Woman killed in collision on U.S. Highway 68 in Nicholas County

        Cherish Walters
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        Man who died in Covington house fire identified

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        Windy and Warmer this Weekend

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        Laurel County tornado survivors still rebuilding 6 months after EF-4 devastation

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